Daniel Driscoll, President Trump’s pick to become secretary of the Army, vowed during his confirmation hearing today to strengthen the Army’s cyber workforce, and promised to prioritize expansion of the service’s cyber force to meet evolving threats in an increasingly digital battlefield. […]
Think-tank panelists at a Jan. 29 Congressional Internet Caucus Academy event talked about possible avenues for artificial intelligence development and Federal cybersecurity improvements during the 119th Congress. […]
Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee voted 11-0 on Thursday to advance the nomination of Russell Vought to serve as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), while Democratic members of the committee boycotted the vote in protest. […]
Bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote a letter to President Trump on Tuesday demanding an explanation for the president’s reported firing of 18 Federal agency inspectors general (IGs) on Jan. 24. […]
The near-term outlook for some areas of Federal government IT contracting remains cloudy in the very early days of the new Trump administration – and particularly following action by the General Services Administration (GSA) to suspend execution of any new GSA-funded obligations, said David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council (PSC), during a call with reporters on Jan. 29. […]
The Department of the Navy (DON) is putting the finishing touches on its strategic plan for artificial intelligence (AI), which will detail how the Navy intends to incorporate AI into its operations, according to a senior official. […]
A Federal district court judge in Rhode Island is continuing to weigh the legality of the Trump administration’s move earlier this week to freeze trillions in congressionally approved Federal funding despite the administration’s action on Wednesday to rescind the order that authorized the freeze effort. […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – pledged at a Senate confirmation hearing today that he would expand the use of AI tech and telemedicine in rural hospitals if confirmed to head the agency. […]
The Air Force’s latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation are expected to take flight this year, Air Force Maj. Gen. Joe Kunkel said during Defense One’s “AI in the Skies” program on Jan. 28. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) declared an abrupt reversal today of its Jan. 27 order to freeze trillions of dollars worth of Federal grant and loan program payments after the short-lived order created nearly universal confusion over and drew opposition from several states who successfully petitioned a Federal judge to block the order from taking effect. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has suspended the execution of any new GSA-funded obligations – including new awards, task and delivery orders, modifications, and options – until further notice. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to release updates to the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) work role codes – including revised educational requirements – with the release date still to be determined, as part of ongoing efforts to refine and standardize cybersecurity roles across the department. […]
The Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM)’s January 28 memo offering most Federal government employees the opportunity to take part in a “deferred resignation” program features as a prominent hook the right to continue pandemic-era remote working arrangements until employees leave the government. […]
Chief data officers (CDOs) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said they are modernizing their agencies’ use of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. […]
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., a leading voice on cybersecurity issues in Congress, announced on Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. […]
President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on Jan. 27 that calls for the development of a new missile defense system. […]
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is asking President Trump to put in place a strong chief information officer (CIO) at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to improve the agency’s IT and cybersecurity functions. […]
A former Pentagon acquisition official told Senate lawmakers on Tuesday that the Department of Defense (DoD) does not suffer from a lack of innovation, but rather a critical issue with its programming practices which hinders the agency’s ability to effectively deliver cutting-edge technologies to the military. […]
Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., on Jan. 23 reintroduced his Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend (SHIELD) against the CCP Act, which would create a working group within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to monitor and respond to threats from China. […]
The Department of Transportation (DoT) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have both filled their chief information officer (CIO) roles in an acting capacity in the early days of the new Trump administration. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued marching orders on Jan. 27 for Federal agencies to comb through their workforce rolls and submit to OPM by April 20 preliminary lists of employees who they want to designate under the new “Schedule Policy/Career” classification that will make them easier to replace. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning to employees of the Department of Defense (DoD) that those who do not comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies will be terminated. […]
Leidos – a Reston, Va., based innovation company – has won a follow-on checkpoint sustainment contract worth up to $2.6 billion to provide integrated logistics support and maintenance of 12,000 units of Transportation Security Equipment (TSE) at more than 430 airport locations. […]
Prominent House and Senate Democrats over the weekend tore into the Trump administration’s surprise dismissal of at least 16 inspectors general (IGs) at major Federal agencies late on Friday and said those moves run contrary to the law – at least in the short term. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has tapped Greg Hogan to serve as its new chief information officer (CIO), an agency spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced the appointment of Thomas Shedd to serve as the new director of the agency’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) group, and deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has ordered a temporary pause on all social media accounts, citing the need to realign with President Trump’s agenda, according to a Jan. 24 memo. […]
NASA has awarded contracts to nine companies to address logistical challenges in establishing a long-term human presence on the moon, with the space agency staying the course on that mission despite uncertainty about the current administration’s continued support for the Artemis program. […]
Greg Barbaccia has been appointed Federal chief information officer (CIO), according to a LinkedIn update he made on Friday. […]
President Donald Trump rechartered the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in an executive order on Thursday, restructuring the council and emphasizing “American leadership” as its goal. […]